Since sending troops to Ningbo, Zhu Yicheng has never relaxed his vigilance against Zhejiang, especially Nian Gengyao's attention. On the contrary, he is temporarily relieved in Fujian. First, Ma Gongcheng from Taizhou has been suppressing Wenzhou to prevent abnormal movements in Fujian. Second, Chen Wuxian, an old man from Fujian Tiandihui, gathered a crowd to revolt. Now it is in the heart of Fujian. The number of people has grown from the initial 2,000 to 30,000 to 40,000. Although these are just peasant troops and their combat effectiveness is not strong, they cannot be ignored. Especially after Chen Wuxian occupied three counties, his development speed became faster. The Fujian Green Camp was incapable of visiting the north in this case.

After Yin Huaxing replaced the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, he was already in a state of great trouble and was busy mobilizing troops to encircle and suppress Chen Wuxian's troops. In addition, Yuan Qi from western Zhejiang, Zhu Jiancai's two troops had just been pacified, and local public security forces were also required to be left behind. In fact, the troops could be used in Zhejiang Province.

Don’t forget that the current governor of Zhejiang is Nian Gengyao. This is a person who does not play according to common sense. What’s more important is that although his military talent has not been revealed yet, Zhu Yicheng is very aware of his terribleness. When he heard that Nian Gengyao from Hangzhou was also mobilizing troops, Zhu Yicheng felt a little uneasy.

"What is Nian Gengyao thinking about this? Is it because he wants to take advantage of our army's opportunity to attack Su Song?" Zhu Yicheng thought of this problem immediately. If Nian Gengyao was to rescue Su Song, it seems a bit unreasonable. You must know that he is not the governor of Jiangsu. Nian Gengyao is unlikely to send troops to rescue Su Song without Kangxi's order. Besides, Nian Gengyao is a person with a self-centered personality, or is rebellious, and acts unexpectedly. He may not do such a thankless thing as taking the initiative to make wedding dresses for others. In this way, his goal of gathering troops is likely to be Ningbo.

Nian Gengyao sent a letter to Ouyang Kai. In the middle of the letter, Gengyao proposed to ask Susong Town to go south to join him to attack Ningbo. Unfortunately, Ouyang Kai did not take this letter seriously at all, and did not agree with the suggestions inside, which led to the destruction of the co-localist. Now, I don’t know where the letter will be thrown. If Zhu Yicheng could see this letter, he would naturally conclude Nian Gengyao’s intentions.

However, now, in Zhu Yicheng's view, Nian Gengyao's possibility of sending troops to Ningbo is very high. If he really attacks Ningbo successfully, the Ningbo rebels will directly cut off their retreat, which is unacceptable to Zhu Yicheng.

"Return to the army?" This thought suddenly flashed in Zhu Yicheng's mind. Susong Town was destroyed and the battle situation in Jiangsu was very good. If we could find a way to knock down the troops in Shi Yide's hands, then the entire Jiangsu would no longer have the power to compete with the rebel army.

If the troops returned at this time, although the troops in Dong Dashan's hands might be able to achieve their goals, they were not sure. Once the situation of the war changes, Jiangsu would become a stalemate, which was extremely unfavorable to the rebels as a whole.

You should know that this time, Su Song and Zhu Yicheng used defense as an offensive, with the purpose of attacking Ningbo before the Qing army reacted. Once the battle situation in Jiangsu is in a stalemate, Ningbo's power will be restrained. Not only will it not be able to achieve the goal, but it will have great troubles.

可如果不回兵,万一年羹尧真的偷袭宁波如何是好?虽说宁波城还有近万义军在,再加上近在咫尺的台州马功成部,从兵力来讲并不算少,可朱怡成现在带着精锐已离开了宁波,以年羹尧的狡猾和能力谁又能保证宁波固若金汤?

At this time, Zhu Yicheng suddenly felt a dilemma, just like the situation that General Lin encountered in the Northeast in later generations. What was the saying at that time? There was a table of dishes but two tables of guests. Should I return to Ningbo? Or should I continue to go north to deal with Shi Yide as planned?

At this time, Zhu Yicheng couldn't help but secretly scolded Yuan Qi and Zhu Jiancai for being incompetent. If they could operate more in western Zhejiang and resist for a few more days, how could they have so much trouble to restrain the Qing army's troops in Zhejiang?

But Zhu Yicheng didn't expect that when he was secretly scolding Yuan Qi and Zhu Jiancai, these two brothers were also scolding him.

Let’s talk about Zhu Jiancai first. Before the war started, this old boy felt something was wrong and ran away in advance. While the Qing army was focusing on the territory and Yuan Qi’s troops in western Zhejiang, he quietly left with his people, and then broke his subordinates into small groups and crossed mountains and ridges. He ran from western Zhejiang to Luoshan County, which was the Xinyang area in later generations.

When he arrived in Luoshan County, Zhu Jiancai immediately contacted Liu Ruhan, the leader of the Bagua Sect. The organization of the Bagua Sect is slightly different from other White Lotus Sects. The whole sect has established a leader, and the leader has always been the Liu family, and Liu Ruhan is the current leader. Next is the master of the Bagua Sect. Each hexagram has a master of one, and it is also called the shopkeeper externally. Zhu Jiancai is the master of one of the hexagrams. However, because the Bagua Sect has halls everywhere in the north, internal fighting is inevitable. Some hexagram owners even establish themselves as the leader, such as the Kan Gua, Zhen Gua and Li Gua are now called Kan Gua Sect, Zhen Gua Sect and Li Gua Sect.

In addition, there are nine palaces under the Bagua Sect, that is, the structure of the Bagua Nine Palaces. If you explain the source in detail, I am afraid that it will not be finished in three days and three nights.

The leader Liu Ruhan nominally controlled the entire religion, but in fact he could only directly control the four hexagrams and the five palaces. Although the other four hexagrams and the four palaces still respect him as the leader, they had no way to govern it. It was considered to be listening to the tune and not the Xuan. Just like Zhu Jiancai, who is still a subordinate of Liu Ruhan, Zhu Jiancai did such a big thing in Jiangnan, and his subordinates were strong and strong, and he would have long stopped obeying Liu Ruhan's orders. If Zhu Jiancai had not taken the initiative to go to Henan this time and contacted Liu Ruhan, Liu Ruhan would not have seen Zhu Jiancai easily.

"Master, how about this tea? This is the Shanghao Longjing that I brought back from Zhejiang. I specially left a few pounds to send to you later." Zhu Jiancai is now dressed like a rich man, with a smile on his face, and entertaining Liu Ruhan in a country house. This place was placed in his early years when he preached, and it was not the name of Zhu Jiancai. The place was not clear that this kind-hearted man who had been doing business abroad for a long time was actually Zhu Jiancai, a thief who had been making a big fuss in Zhejiang.

"Tea is a good tea, and you're still thinking about me. You're intent." Liu Ruhan took the tea and said, "Others don't know him, Zhu Jiancai. As the leader, Liu Ruhan, of course, knew that Zhu Jiancai was right. Some time ago, when Zhu Jiancai sent someone to contact Liu Ruhan, he was shocked. He thought Zhu Jiancai had died in Zhejiang, but who expected that he suddenly appeared again and said he wanted to ask him to discuss major events.

Originally, Liu Ruhan didn't want to go, after all, Zhu Jiancai has a different identity now. Although he is the leader of the Bagua Sect, he has concealed it very well in the local area and no one has ever learned his true identity. If he goes there and is discovered, his identity will be fully exposed.

But it wouldn't work if it were Liu Ruhan before, but now Zhu Jiancai is no longer the same. And this time he can escape from his shell and run to Henan, then he must have a backhand. After thinking about it, Liu Ruhan still disguised himself and came to see Zhu Jiancai quietly.

"As some tea, the leader of the school took care of Zhu, and Zhu thanks to the leader today, what is the only Longjing worth." Zhu Jiancai laughed, looking extremely generous, and at the same time he pointed out the old friendship between them.

Liu Ruhan sighed and put down the teacup and said, "Jiancai, they are all old brothers in the church. You and I have known each other for more than ten years. The so-called "clever people don't say secret words. Although you have done a big deal in Jiangnan before, now you have lost the deal. It's okay if you return to Henan. After all, Henan is your own territory. In the future, I will stay at home first to avoid the limelight. I will also take care of the brothers in the church to pay attention to it..."

Before Liu Ruhan finished speaking, Zhu Jiancai interrupted him: "Haha, I said to the leader, I am not talking about this this time. Yes, I have made a big deal in the south, but this old capital is still there. I came back this time to discuss with you to start the business again and reopen the business. What do you think?"

Liu Ruhan originally thought that Zhu Jiancai invited him to come to reminisce about the past, and to help him hide his identity through his prestige in the church, but who would have thought that Zhu Jiancai had this idea as soon as he spoke. Liu Ruhan was shocked and almost fell to the ground in his hand.

"What did you say? You still want to continue doing that business until now?" Liu Ruhan looked a little panicked and couldn't help looking outside. He felt a little calm when he saw that there was no one outside.

"Jiancai, this business is a beheaded! Besides, you have also experienced the strength of the Qing court. If you weren't lucky, you would run fast, and now your head would be hung at the gate of the city. Besides, it's not only you, but also Marshal Yuan Qi and Yuan. He was so majestic when he held hundreds of thousands of powerful soldiers, but what about now?"

Liu Ruhan couldn't help but persuade him, but Zhu Jiancai didn't agree. It was easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it was difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. No matter how much Zhu Jiancai said, he was an equal figure with Yuan Qiping. At the most, he had nearly 100,000 troops. Even if he still had 3,000 elite subordinates now, how could he be willing to live his previous life in hiding his identity? This time he returned to Henan, he was to avoid the limelight of Jiangnan, and secondly, he also planned to rely on the strength of the Bagua Sect in the north to regroup. How could he listen to Liu Ruhan's advice?

"The deal was just luck. If Hong Qiang from Ningbo had not stopped his troops and watched me and Yuan Qi's troops be attacked by Qing dogs, how could I be defeated? Besides, Master Liu, do you think you can live a peaceful life by keeping your own serene and guarding your own family for one acre and three-point land? Don't forget what was reported last year? If you weren't for your luck at that time, your head would probably have hung up the city wall earlier. As the leader of the sect, would I have had something to do with Zhu Jiancai's army? "

Seeing Zhu Jiancai's murderous aura with a faint smile on his lips, and listening to what he said, Liu Ruhan immediately breathed a breath in his heart.
Chapter completed!